DarkMe Email Campaign Broadens Targeting For APT RAT
DarkMe, an APT-linked VB6 RAT known for using zero day exploits, turned up in two Huntress incidents stripped down to a plain .pif infostealer malware.
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DarkMe, an APT-linked VB6 RAT known for using zero day exploits, turned up in two Huntress incidents stripped down to a plain .pif infostealer malware.
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